FIRST-HALF strikes from Stewart Robinson and Andre Shields gave Boarhound a 2-0 victory over Lindow in the Trade Mark Collections East Cheshire League.

With all the top six teams winning, we see RBL on top with Bollington in second place - four points behind with a game in hand.

The two sides meet each other on Saturday in a game which will surely have a big say in where the silverware goes this season.

Alderley St Phillips 2 Poynton Nomads B 1

ALDERLEY missed a lot of chances and almost let the young Nomads side back into the game after Anthony Walsh had put them 2-1 up with a long range strike. Julian Bowker opened the scoring for Alderley before Luke Gallimore brought the scores level.

THE visitors took control of the game in the first half with Simon Shuter bossing the midfield, and Mary Dendy were forced to defend desperately at times.

Despite their dominance, Royal Oak had only a Harry Wheetman goal to show for their efforts at the break.

The second half saw the home team fight back, but goals from Justin Parker and Neil Ghosh were wiped out by a Danny Proctor strike and a Simon Shuter penalty for the visitors. At 3-2 the game hung in the balance, but it was the Oak who sealed the points when Luke Wild struck the fourth.

Old Alts 3 Club AZ 2

OLD Alts sprung a real surprise after coming back from 2-0 down against Club AZ to win 3-2. Mike Atkinson scored twice and Carl Brolin once to seal the victory.

Poynton Nomads A 2 Old Alts Vets 6

ALTS Vets ran away with the game in the second half after Poynton had pegged them back from 3-0 to 3-2 before the break.

Ian Hunt scored a hat-trick for the vets with further goals from Kenny McCallum (2) and Paul Schofield. Tom Watson and Mark Faulkener scored for Nomads.

The Bruce 6 Robin Hood 0

LEE Anderson scored a hat-trick as The Bruce kept up pace with the leaders. Shaun Allen scored twice and Mark Taylor added the sixth.

The Puss FC 1 Poynton RBL 3

LEADERS Poynton RBL consolidated their place at the top with a hard-fought victory at Congleton Road against The Puss FC.

A goal from Steve Betts and a brace from Paul Henshaw were enough to seal the points ahead of this weekend's crucial game against Bollington. Steve Lawson's deflected corner kept The Puss in it.